Tune: Allemand Swiss

Al 1st man and 2nd woman allemand reverse.
A2 1st woman and 2nd man allemand reverse.
B 1&2 1st couple down the center and back, cast off.
C 1&2 Circle 6 hands round and back.
D 1&2 1st and 2nd couples right and left.

— Nancy Shepley
(Duple minor: C 1&2 Circle 4 hands round and back.)
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Al Hey on opposite sides.
A2 Hey on your own side.
BI 1st couple down the center and back, cast off.
B2 1st and 2nd couples right and left.

—Nancy Shepley
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A 1&2 Hey on opposite sides, 1st couple crossing back to own side
   and casting into second place at conclusion of hey.
B 1&2 1st and 2nd couples right and left.
A 3&4 1st couple set to contrary corners.
B 3&4 1st couple lead out at the sides.

—Clement Weeks
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Al 1st and 2nd couples set to partners twice, then half right and left.
A2 Repeat to places.
Bl Ist couple down the center and back, cast off.
A3 All 3 couples circle 6 hands half way round and back.

—Lucy Mussey
(Duple minor: A3 Circle 4 hands round and back.)
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Tune: Black Joke

Al 1st couple and 2nd woman circle 3 hands round, fall back to
place on last 4 beats. |
A2 Ist couple and 2nd man the same. 
B Ist couple cross over 1 couple with one-half turn (8 beats), 1st 
and 2nd couples right and left (12 beats).

—Clement Weeks
(Duple Minor)
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Al 1st and 2nd couples right hands across and back.
A2 1st and 3rd couples poussette around 2nd couple.
Bi 1st couple cross over I couple with one and one-half turn.
B2 1st and 2nd couples right and left.

—Asa Willcox
(Duple minor: A2 1st and 2nd couples poussette around each other.)
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Tune: Dusty Miller

Al 1st couple lead down center, separate, dance out between 2nd
   and 3rd couples and down around 3rd couple to bottom of
   minor set.
A2 1st couple lead up the center to 1st place and cast off.
B 1&2 1st couple turn one-half by right hands, then turn 1st contrary
   corner by the left. Turn partner again by the right and 2nd
   contrary corner by the left.
A 3&4 1st couple set to contrary corners.
B 3&4 1st couple lead out at the sides.

—Clement Weeks
© The Country Dance and Song Society of America, 1975

Al 1st couple down the outside and back.
A2 1st couple down the center and back, cast off:
B 1st and 2nd couples right and left:
C 1st couple give right hands to each other and set to 2nd contrary 
   corners, set to partner, change Hands, set to 1st contrary corners,
   set to partner.
D 1st and 3rd couples circle 4 bands round and back:
E 1st couple lead down through 3rd couple and cast up then lead
  up through the 2nd couple and east off.

Aaron Thompson
(Duple minor: C, D and E: The 3rd couple's part is danced by the 2nd couple of the minor set below.)
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A1 1st couple down the outside and back.
A2 1st couple down the center and back, cast off.
B1 1st and 3rd couples right hands across, left hands back.
B2 1st and 2nd couples right and left.

—Asa Willcox
(Duple minor: B1 3rd couple’s part is danced by 2nd minor set below.)
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Tune: Flowers of Edinburgh

Al 1st couple figure 8 around 2nd couple:
A2 1st couple down the outside and back.
B1 1st couple down the center, cast around 3rd couple into 2nd
   place, then up center and cast off into 2nd place.
B2 1st and 3rd couples circle 4 bands round (8 beats), 1st and 2nd
   couples quick right and left.

—Aaron Thompson
(Duple minor: B 1&2 3rd couple's part is danced by the 2nd couple in the minor set below.)
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A1 1st and 2nd couples set twice, right bands across half way round.
A2 Repeat back to places, giving left hands.
B 1st couple down the center and back, cast off.
A3 1st and 2nd couples right and left.

—Nancy Shepley

(Duple minor)

#This dance is derived primarily from John Griffith's Cotillions and Country Dances, Northampton, 1794, although essentially the same dance appears in Nancy Shepley’s and Asa Willcox’s manuscripts.
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Al 1st couple cast off and turn partner to opposite side.
A2 1st couple lead up center and turn partner to original place.
B 1&2 Hey on your own side, 1st couple continuing into 2nd place
  at the end of bey (skip-change step suggested.)
A3 1st couple set to partner, then to 1st contrary corner.
Ad 1st couple set to partner again, then to 2nd contrary corner.
B 3&4 1st couple lead out at sides (skip-change step suggested.)

—Clement Weeks

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Tune: Hunt The Squirrel

Al Hey om opposite sides.
A2 Hey on your own side.
B1 1st couple cross over 1 couple, turn by two hands one and one-
   half to second place.
B2 2nd couple the same.
A3 Hunt on the men’s side (see diagram): 1st woman dance around
   3rd man and return to place, her partner following dancing a
   figure of eight around the 2nd and 3rd men.
A4 Hunt on he women's side: As above, man in the lead
B3 1st couple dance across set passing right shoulders, down the
   outside to 2nd place, 2nd couple moving up (8 beats), 1st couple
   set to partner and turn one-half by right hand to own side.
B4 1st and 2nd couples right and left.

—Clement Weekst.
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Al 1st and 2nd men turn 2 hands once around.
A2 1st and 2nd women the same.
B1 All turn single twice; first, men counter-clockwise, women clock-
   wise, then reverse, clapping as indicated + in the music.
B2 1st couple cross over 1 couple with one-half turn by right hand.
C1 1st and 3rd couples circle 4 hands round.
C2 1st and 2nd couples quick right and left.

—Clement Weeks
(Duple minor: C1 The 3rd couples part is danced by the 2nd couple of the minor set below.)
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Tune: Irish Washer Woman?

Al All chasse across the set, women facing up, men facing down
   (4 beats), rigadoon. repeat to places.
A2 1st and 2nd couples allemand and then allemand reverse.
BI 1st couple down the center and back, cast off.
B2 Circle 6 hands round and back.

—Asa Willcox
(Duple minor: B2 Circle 4 hands round and back.)
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Al 1st couple and 2nd woman circle 3 bands round. 1st couple and
   2nd man the same.
A2 1st couple cross over 1 couple with one-half turn (8 beats).
   1st couple lead up center and cast off.
B1 1st couple set to contrary corners.
B2 1st couple lead out at the sides.

—Clement Weeks
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A 1&2 1st and 2nd couples right hands across and back.
BI 1st couple cross over 2 couples (skip-change step suggested)
B2 2nd couple do the same.
C 1&2 Circle 6 hands round and back.
D1 It couple lead up center to tap of the minor set 3rd couple
dancing down 1 place.
D2 2nd couple lead up center to top of minor set 1st and 3rd
couples dancing down 1 place.

— Clement Weeks
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Al 1st man turn 2nd woman. 1st woman turn 2nd man. A2 1st and 2nd couples right hands across and back. B1 1st couple lead down the center while 2nd and 3rd couples face

 up, move up through 1st position and follow the 1st couple
 down, When 1st couple reaches 3rd place they cast out and up
 the outside to place, 2nd and 3rd couples following. 1st couple
 cast off.

B2 1st and 2nd couples right and left.</code> —Asa Willcox
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A 1&2 1st and 2nd couples right hands across and back.
BI 1st couple down the center and back, cast off:
B2 1st and 2nd couples right and left.

Nancy Shepley
(Duple minor)
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Al 1st couple set twice to 2nd woman.
A2 1st couple and 2nd woman circle 3 bands once round.
A3 1st couple set twice to 2nd man.
Ad 1st couple and 2nd man circle 3 hands once round.
B1 1st couple lead down the center and back, cast off.
B2 1st and 2nd couples right and left.

—Nancy Shepley
(Duple minor)
© The Country Dance and Song Society of America, 1975

Al 1st couple down the outside and set (8 beats), back up the
   outside to place and set (8 beats)
A2 1st couple cross over 2 couples, lead up center to 2nd place
   (skip-change step)
B1 1st couple set to contrary corners.
B2 1st couple lead out at the sides.

— Clement Weeks
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Tune: Over The Hills And Far Away

Al 1st and 2nd men change places, passing right shoulders, and set
   twice to each other, while 1st and 2nd women do the same
   or, all set twice to partner and change places, passing right
   shoulders.
A2 Repeat to places.
BI 1st couple cross over 1 couple with one and one-half turn.
B2 1st and 2nd couples right and left.

(Duple minor) Clement Weeks
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Al 1st couple turn with right hand (8 beats), cast off (8 beats).
A2 1st couple turn with left hand (8 beats), cast up back to place
   (8 beats).
B1 1st and 2nd couples circle 4 bands round and back.
B2 1st couple cross over 2 couples (skipchange step) and lead up
   the center to 2nd place, 2nd couple dancing up.
A3 1st couple set to contrary corners.
B3 1st couple lead out at the sides.

—Clement Weeks
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Al 1st man turn 3rd woman; then 1st woman turn 3rd man.
A2 1st and 2nd couples right hand across and back.
B 1st couple cross over 1 couple with one half turn (12 beats).
A3 1st and 2nd couples right and left.

Clement Weeks
(Duple minor: Al 1st man turn 2nd woman, then 1st woman turn 2nd man.)
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Tune: Soldier's Joy

Al 1st couple down the outside and back.
A 1st and 3d couples poussette around 2nd couple.
B1 All 3 couples allemand once around (8 beats); 1st couple cross
   over 1 couple with one-half turn (8 beats).
B2 1st and 2nd couples right and left.

—Asa Willcox
(Duple minor: A2 1st and 2nd couples poussette around each other.)
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Al 1st couple down the outside past the 3rd couple, up the center
   cast of.
A2 2nd couple the same.
B1 1st man turn 2nd woman half round, two hands, changing places
   with her (4 beats). 1st woman the same with 2nd man. 1st and
   2nd couples circle 4 hands half round to original places.
B2 1st couple cross over 1 couple with one-half turn. 1st and 2nd
   couples quick right and left. 

—Asa Willcox
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Al 1st couple and 2nd man circle 3 hands round.
A2 1st couple and 2nd woman circle 3 bands round.
BI 1st couple cross over I couple with one and one-half turn by
   right hands.
B2 1st and 2nd couples right and left.

—Clement Weeks
(Duple minor) © The Country Dance and Song Society of America, 1975

Al 1st and 2nd women set twice, facing each other, while 1st and
   2nd men set twice, facing across the set (8 beats). Ist and 2nd
   couples change places with partner, passing right shoulders.
A2 Repeat back to places, except that the men sef to each other,
   and the women set facing across the set.
BI Ist couple cross over 2 couples (16 beats), lead up the center,
   cast off (8 beats).
B2 1st and 3rd couples circle 4 hands once round (8 beats). lst
   and 2nd couples right and left (16 beats).

—Aaron Thompson

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